Power moves and power ballads | ‘Dunc & Holder’ Wednesday recap

Congratulations, your reward for doing so is a combination day of fasting and repentance (for some) for Ash Wednesday and lavish gifts and excess (for some) for Valentine’s Day.

Good luck, guys.

Fortunately, “Dunc & Holder” returned to the airwaves after celebrating in the revelry of Carnival on Monday and Tuesday, and there were more than enough topics to take up the two-hour show that included Drew Brees and his contract, the Pelicans and LSU sports.

We also talked about the Winter Olympics, but Larry pretty much squashed that with his “nobody cares about your Winter Olympics, Jeff” rant.

That’s what we get for trying to be cultured.

Anyway, on to the Wednesday recap:

Saints quarterback Drew Brees, even at 39, is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and will go down as one of the best in NFL history. But, how can you ensure that he remains with the team until he retires, but also give the organization a chance to put the pieces in place for a Super Bowl run?

That was the question today regarding his contract that stirred the debate around his value to the team, but the concessions that both he and the Saints will have to enact to ensure that Brees doesn’t go to another team.

The New Orleans Pelicans have won two-straight and are looking to make it three Wednesday with a win over the Lakers to go into the NBA All-Star break with some momentum. Ever since the loss of DeMarcus Cousins, the Pelicans had struggled to find their footing, but since the addition of Nikola Mirotic and resurgence of Rajon Rondo the Pels have started to put it together.

NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Pelicans reporter Will Guillory joined the show and talked about how, for the second time this year, the Pelicans are trying to forge ahead as a new team, but how this time it may actually lead to long-term success.

WAFB’s Jacques Doucet was the final guest of the show and talked about all things LSU, especially with the spring season about to get into full swing with the start of baseball on Friday at Alex Box Stadium.

The fall for the Tigers was up and down, with the football team losing to Notre Dame in the Citrus Bowl and the recruiting season also ending with lackluster results. As Doucet says in the interview, a better-than-previous years basketball season has helped, but baseball having success will help many fans forget out the subdued fall season.

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